A BA3100 on climb out diverted due to inadequate fuel onboard to complete the flight.

Attributes
ACN	375831
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	375831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On in-range call, thought we ordered fuel. On arrival, got WX, loaded passenger and bags and on 'before start' checklist at 'fuel quantity' saw what I expected to see (1400 pounds), when, in fact, we only had 900 pounds onboard. Taxied out and departed (all checklists run). After departure, during climb, first officer made 'out/off/fuel on board' call. As he did, I noted we had inadequate fuel for the flight and needed to return to ind -- notified operations and ATC (no fuel emergency) and returned without incident. I'm not sure that the gauges were right or wrong on the ground but in the air the rechk showed insufficient fuel. Causal factors: fatigue -- 8TH leg of 8 leg day (over 7 hours in 12 hours). Hot, cabin temperature approximately 90 degrees all day. Trying to maintain on time performance which had been/is an issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BA3100 ON CLBOUT DIVERTED DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL ONBOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLT.

Narrative: ON IN-RANGE CALL, THOUGHT WE ORDERED FUEL. ON ARR, GOT WX, LOADED PAX AND BAGS AND ON 'BEFORE START' CHKLIST AT 'FUEL QUANTITY' SAW WHAT I EXPECTED TO SEE (1400 LBS), WHEN, IN FACT, WE ONLY HAD 900 LBS ONBOARD. TAXIED OUT AND DEPARTED (ALL CHKLISTS RUN). AFTER DEP, DURING CLB, FO MADE 'OUT/OFF/FUEL ON BOARD' CALL. AS HE DID, I NOTED WE HAD INADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLT AND NEEDED TO RETURN TO IND -- NOTIFIED OPS AND ATC (NO FUEL EMER) AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE GAUGES WERE RIGHT OR WRONG ON THE GND BUT IN THE AIR THE RECHK SHOWED INSUFFICIENT FUEL. CAUSAL FACTORS: FATIGUE -- 8TH LEG OF 8 LEG DAY (OVER 7 HRS IN 12 HRS). HOT, CABIN TEMP APPROX 90 DEGS ALL DAY. TRYING TO MAINTAIN ON TIME PERFORMANCE WHICH HAD BEEN/IS AN ISSUE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.